Muirne Bloomer
Muirne Bloomer is a freelance dance professional with over 35 years’ experience
in dance, theatre; children’s dance theatre; spectacle and community arts. She has had an extensive performance career in ballet, contemporary and dance theatre both at home and abroad, working with Dublin City Ballet, Vienna Ballet Theatre, Rubato Ballet, Dance Theatre of Ireland, Holland Show Ballet, Irish Modern Dance Theatre and CoisCéim Dance Theatre. Muirne guest teaches contemporary dance and ballet at professional level with Dance Ireland and Irish Modern Dance Theatre also at second and third level teaching movement and dance to students at the Lir Academy. Between 2000 and 2012 Muirne was associate choreographer and rehearsal director with CoisCéim Dance Theatre. In recent years she was movement director/ choreographer for LIKE SANDPAPER ON SUNBURN and QUAKE (Dublin Theatre Festival); HAMLET (Gate Theatre and St Anne’s Warehouse NYC), LOOK BACK IN ANGER, THE GREAT GATSBY, PRIVATE LIVES, LITTLE WOMAN, ARCADIA AND DANCING AT LUGHNASA (Gate Theatre); DONEGAL, YOU NEVER CAN TELL, SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, A DOLL'S HOUSE, CAVALCADERS, DRAMA AT INIS and THE TEMPEST (Abbey Theatre); DANDY DOLLS and GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (Peacock Theatre), RIGOLETTO (Opera Theatre Company), EGG (Lincoln Centre, New York); NIVELLI'S WAR (New Victory Theater, New York); THE WORLD FESTIVAL OF FAMILIES (Croke Park, 2018) and LAOCHRA (GAA 1916 Commemoration, Croke Park). She has also worked extensively with Irish National Opera, most recently in LA BOHEME; DON PASQUALE; LEAST LIKE THE OTHER; CARMEN; LA CENERENTOLA and THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and is choreographing their revival of CARMEN in November. Currently Muirne is also performance director with St Patricks Festival and artistic coordinator the Big Scream festival 2026.